Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1914 — HARD WORK OF COZY DOLAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HARD WORK OF COZY DOLAN

No Player Ever Was Ridden Harden, by Fans Than Was Former International League Speed Boy. / Commenting on the erratic work that Cozy Dolan has done for the Cardinals and the fact that St. Louis fans are still for him good and strong, notwithstanding, Joe Kelly in the Pittsburgh Chronicle writes: “Here’s good luck to him! No player ever was ridden harder by players and fans than was the former International league speed boy wheu he performed at Forbes field. Perhaps few who held down a berth regularly ever deserved more criticism, for his performances were on the awful order. But it’s a hard job to make good when hoots and howls follow every poor play, and the few successful ones are greeted with ironical applause. Dolan got off wrong at Forbes field and he seemed to be sensitive, too sensitive, to the crowd’s attitude. There

comes to mind a scene last summer when the Pirates were leaving their club house. They came out in twos and threes, laughing and joking, but among the first was Dolan, all alone. His face was strained and drawn and worried. He had failed that day, and he knew it. At that there was never a yelp from him. The fans poured their criticism on his head, and he sat tight and took it without a whimper. There is something in a guy like that, or the major league managers wouldn’t keep him sticking around.”

Cozy Dolan.